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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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December, n. Also: decembir, desember; descemar, discembar, -bre, dissember, -ymbre. [ME. december (c 1300), -bre, descembre, etc., OF. decembre, L. december.] The month of December.(a) 1421 Douglas Chart. 58.
The tend day off December 1470 Peebles B. Rec. 164.
On Sant Stevynisday in Yole, the xxvj day of the moneth of December 1490 Foulis Chart. MS. (Reg. H.).
The feyrde day of movne of Desember 1555 Peebles B. Rec. 222.
Ane commoun pykare of kaill, … apprehendit on the thrid day of December instant 1598 St. A. Kirk S. 875.
Wednisday, the sext of December(b) a1400 Leg. S. xliv. 353.
This ded ves done … The xiij day of Discembre 1456 Peebles B. Rec. 115.
Wednys the viij day of the monath Dissember 1499 Fam. Rose 171.
The xv dai of this Discembar 1509 Douglas Chart. 193.
The teind day of Descemar 1553 Rec. Earld. Orkney 106.
The vij day of Dissymbre